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Manhattan entrance to Brooklyn Bridge, New York – Antique Print

Manhattan entrance to Brooklyn Bridge, New York, c1905. — historic photograph
Manhattan entrance to Brooklyn Bridge, New York, c1905.. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Manhattan entrance to Brooklyn Bridge, New York comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Manhattan entrance to Brooklyn Bridge, New York

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Here the camera stands at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge, where the bridge's approach met the city's elevated railroad lines. The bridge opened in 1883 and quickly became a main route between Manhattan and Brooklyn, and by the early 1900s the elevated trains and streetcars around its Manhattan terminus carried heavy crowds of commuters each day. This 8 by 10 inch glass negative was made around 1905 by the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers recorded American cities and landmarks for sale as views. The scene shows how the bridge, the rail structures, and the busy street worked together as one transit hub.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes2784 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018527. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsElevated railroads. Railroad stations.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62037

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